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Cairo, Egypt

cover photo by Annamaria Pertosa

Location added by Editore

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.5 (average on 2 votes)

Coordinates : 30.044983, 31.235927 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : The pyramids at Giza which is at Saqqara, the great statues and monuments Egyptians in general. Views of the Nile, amazing views across Cairo, the Citadel of Salah El-Din and the Coptic part of the city. Interesting is the city of the dead and the bazaar of Khan El-Khalili, where you can photograph the characters and scenes of everyday life.

Recommended equipment : Wide-angle lens for landscapes, a good all-rounder quality as the 24-70 or 24-105 and for those who want to steal some picture or some interesting detail on the monuments a short telephoto like the 70-200. Although personally I prefer natural light, within a few monuments particularly dark would be advised to carry around a flash. The use of flash can also serve to lighten the shadows on the faces marked projecting strong sunlight. I also suggest the polarizing filter.

Best months : All year round, but if you can avoid the months of July and August, it really is too hot even though it is a very dry climate so more bearable than in Italy.

How to get there : Surely plane. British Airways is the national airline and has flights from Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino, but there is also that Alitalia flies over Cairo and other companies. To move around Cairo or to make any tour would recommend renting a car with driver, they really affordable.

Visits : All the main monuments and museums as the Egyptian Museum, Giza, tombs and pyramids at Saqqara and the colossus of Ramses at Memphis are extra. The mosques are open access. For schedules and days of closure, see the website of Egyptian tourism or an updated guide.

Notes : At the Egyptian Museum is no longer possible to take pictures and leave your camera is made at the entrance to a guardian. Better not take it all or leave it in the car / bus with a guide or if organized tour. Always move in the early morning, and for the great light, and for the climate more bearable.

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Sunrise: 05:14, Sunset: 18:30

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🌖 Waning Gibbous, Brightness: 91%

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